Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peelers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peelers and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peelers

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Peelers:
  • 32.491529, -91.046774
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Peelers

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Since Peelers is near Madison Parish and also East Carroll Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for East Carroll Parish

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Peelers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peelers ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Delta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Duck Port ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
• Eagle Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Bend is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
• Fortune Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fortune Fork is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Fork
• Kings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
• Kings Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kings Ferry is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
• Long Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Lake is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
• Mound
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Signal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
• Sweets Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sweets Ferry is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweets Ferry
• Twin Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Twin Lake is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
• Valley Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Mills is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
• Waltersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waltersville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville

How Far From Peelers to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Peelers to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peelers and extending to:

• Vicksburg, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peelers to Vicksburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,775 miles [10,903.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,493 miles [12,058.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,368 miles [8,639 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'